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Is there any theory that virologists/epidemiologists have for estimating the unconfirmed/unknown number of viral cases?

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Are all linear regression plots binary?

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Are all logistic regression plots binary?

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What makes a ventilator so dangerous to the lungs? Can't a ventilator be invented that is less harmful? Is there already a less-harmful type of ventilator?

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Are ventilators reusable? Do they break easily?

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In statistics, how do you determine whether a sample size is large enough? I know n = 30 is a magic number in statistics but I don’t know when it does/doesn’t apply.

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In radiation, why would you choose to measure in Curies rather than Becquerels?

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How do we know if a correlation isn’t spurious?

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Why does laying someone onto their stomaches increase oxygen to the lungs rather than decrease it?

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We all know how evolution works, but why did life ever strive to live in its early stages?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there any theory that virologists/epidemiologists have for estimating the unconfirmed/unknown number of viral cases?	1
Are all linear regression plots binary?	1
Are all logistic regression plots binary?	1
What makes a ventilator so dangerous to the lungs? Can't a ventilator be invented that is less harmful? Is there already a less-harmful type of ventilator?	1
Are ventilators reusable? Do they break easily?	1
In statistics, how do you determine whether a sample size is large enough? I know n = 30 is a magic number in statistics but I don’t know when it does/doesn’t apply.	1
In radiation, why would you choose to measure in Curies rather than Becquerels?	1
How do we know if a correlation isn’t spurious?	1
Why does laying someone onto their stomaches increase oxygen to the lungs rather than decrease it?	1
We all know how evolution works, but why did life ever strive to live in its early stages?	1